On Monday, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) released a paper intended to provide guidance for academic exchanges with China. The document also highlights a concerning decline in collaborations between Germany and China.
By Amelie Richter
François Godement is a historian, sinologist and France's leading expert on relations between China and the EU. As a professor of political science, he has taught at the University of California, SciencesPo and the INALCO Asia Institute in Paris. Today, he is a consultant for China and Asia at the Institut Montaigne in Paris.
By Redaktion Table
Despite the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling, Annette Schavan argues for smart investments in research and development. She insists on significantly strengthening China savviness and emphasizes the need for a massive effort in research policy.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The blanket statement by German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger on Chinese researchers crosses the line. It contradicts the German Basic Law, which stipulates that no one may be discriminated against based on their ethnic background.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Despite increasingly totalitarian structures, China has caught up with the leading group of scientific nations and is upsetting conventional theories in the process. A research group from the Max Planck Society wants to find out how this is possible.
By Marcel Grzanna
Forced patriotism: Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) must now commit to party loyalty in a new code of conduct. German research institutions and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will maintain their cooperation for now, viewing the code as an explicit formulation of pre-existing requirements.
By Redaktion Table
Niels Peter Thomas, head of China at Springer Nature, one of the world's leading scientific publishing houses, spoke with Frank Sieren about the risks and opportunities of Germany's scientific cooperation with China. Thomas advocates an open, joint research approach.
By Frank Sieren
Universities are unsure about how to deal with cooperation with China. At the same time, the debate about Chinese influence is becoming more and more emotionally charged. In conversation with Finn Mayer-Kuckuk, Matthias Stepan from the Ruhr-Uni Bochum offers some orientation in the debate.
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